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Paedophiles to be treated as terrorists

PAEDOPHILES are to be treated in the same way as terrorists under a crackdown
on child abuse to be unveiled in the Queen’s speech.

Sexual predators who download manuals on how to groom their victims will face
the same sanctions as terrorists who download guides to bomb-making.

While it is an offence to possess indecent images of child abuse, a legal
loophole means there are no sanctions for possessing manuals that provide
advice to paedophiles on how to identify and win over victims and evade
capture.

Other measures in the Queen’s speech on June 4 will include:
— A serious crime bill, modelled on America’s anti-mafia laws, that will
enable prosecutors to jail for up to five years lawyers, accountants and
other professionals who help crime lords
— A crackdown on zero hours contracts. The coalition will match Labour’s
pledge to scrap exclusivity clauses, where firms bind some workers to zero
hours